Doing a leisure activity because there is nothing else to do: Related outcomes and intervention effects for adolescents

dc.contributor.authorMotamedi, Mojdeh
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Linda L.
dc.contributor.authorWeybright, Elisabeth H.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Damon
dc.contributor.authorWegner, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Edward A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-26T08:07:53Z
dc.date.available2019-08-26T08:07:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis study examined whether a leisure-focused intervention, HealthWise, was related to reduced youth polysubstance use and delayed sexual debut via reducing how often youth did leisure activities because there was nothing else to do. HealthWise was compared to a no-intervention control for 5,610 high school students from eighth to tenth grades in townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Three specific leisure activities were examined: spending time with friends, playing sports, and going to parks. Among girls, spending time with friends because there was nothing else to do significantly mediated the effect of HealthWise on reducing frequent polysubstance use in the past month. For boys, spending time in parks because there was nothing else to do mediated the effect of HealthWise on delayed sexual debut. Results partially supported the HealthWise logic model of impacting risky behaviors via leisure and the value of prevention programs addressing the reasons behind leisure choices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMojdeh Motamedi, Linda L. Caldwell, Elisabeth H. Weybright, Damon Jones, Lisa Wegner & Edward A. Smith (2019): Doing a leisure activity because there is nothing else to do: Related outcomes and intervention effects for adolescents, Journal of Leisure Research, DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2019.1590748en_US
dc.identifier.issn2159-6417
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2019.1590748
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4863
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenceen_US
dc.subjectLeisure activityen_US
dc.subjectSexual debuten_US
dc.subjectSubstance useen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleDoing a leisure activity because there is nothing else to do: Related outcomes and intervention effects for adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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